[ SECRET POST #2917 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2917 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

You don't have any control over how it's received, but you do have control over certain content, and you do have control over marketing. You can increase the likelihood of a story "succeeding" by including aspects that appeal to the target demographic and by promoting it well.

The idea that you have absolutely no control whatsoever is silly. Luck will always be a factor, but it's not the only factor.

[(Anonymous)]

Uh, yes, that's what I said?

You can control your product, be it the content/genre/skill level of the creator/target market/advertising etc.

None of that, however guarantees you jack. Marketing strategies flop all the time, however well planned they might be. Demographics flip on a dime if e.g. the market becomes saturated in the meantime. And much as you may want to believe otherwise -- or as much as some promotional company tries to convince you to get you to splash out on ad campaigns -- none of that is in the authors hands.

All a creator can do is create the best product they are capable of creating. It might be too existential for you to handle but beyond that you're deluding yourself if you think it's anything more than the fickle whims of your audience and/or the people trying to cash in on your work.